Voting for the bypoll for the Erode East Assembly constituency concluded on Wednesday peacefully and the voter turnout is expected to cross at least 72 per cent, election authorities said. People turned up enthusiastically at the polling stations to cast their votes in the bypoll to the Erode East segment and those who were in the queue at the closing… Continue reading "Erode (East) bypoll 2025: Voter turnout of 72% recorded"
The scenic Thiruparankundram hill town, where the abode of Lord Subrahmanya graces devotees, has turned into a police citadel on Tuesday with over 4,000 police and officers from 10 districts taking control following the prohibitory orders clamped by the Madurai district administration. About eight activists from the Hindu Munnani, which had announced an agitation to protest against a section of… Continue reading "Thiruparankundram turns into police fortress as 4,000 officers enforce prohibitory orders"
Sri Lankan Navy caught a boat consisting of 10 Indian fishermen hailing from the Mandabam area in Ramanathapuram for alleged violation of IMBL. The arrested fishermen have been taken to Mannar Port for further legal proceedings. Reportedly hundreds of boats ventured into the Gulf of Mannar from Mandabam South base on Monday. While the boats were fishing near the IMBL,… Continue reading "Ten fishermen from Mandapam arrested by Lanka Navy"
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea seeking a direction to the Secretary of the President of India and others to immediately recall Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi from his office. As per the cause list published on the website of the Apex Court, a bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar will… Continue reading "SC to hear plea to dismiss Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi"
The Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy says that according to initial investigations, the two Indian fishermen who were injured when the Sri Lanka Navy apprehended an India fishing boat poaching off Kankesanthurai (KKS) have been wounded due to the accidental discharge of a firearm of a Navy personnel. Speaking during a press conference at the Defence Ministry, Vice Admiral… Continue reading "Sri Lanka Navy chief says accidental firing injured Indian fishermen"
A disturbing video from East Coast Road (ECR) in Chennai has gone viral on social media, showing a group of young women being chased by a few men in another car. The video has sparked outrage and triggered a political controversy after it was revealed that the alleged perpetrators’ vehicle had a flag of the ruling DMK. In the video,… Continue reading "EPS demands immediate action against goons who chased women at midnight"
Thirteen Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy early Tuesday morning for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). Their mechanised fishing boat was also seized. The arrested fishermen, hailing from Rameswaram and Pudukottai, were taken to Jaffna in Sri Lanka, where they are expected to be questioned and presented before a judicial magistrate.… Continue reading "Sri Lanka Navy arrests 13 TN fishermen, seize boat"
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided multiple locations in Tamil Nadu this morning, reportedly to identify their links with foreign terrorist organisations, and arrested one person. According to sources, the NIA conducted searches at 25 locations, including Chennai and Mayiladuthurai. The NIA arrested a man named Alfaseeth, a native of Mayiladuthurai, from Purasawalkam area of Chennai where he was working… Continue reading "Anti-terror agency raids multiple locations in Tamil Nadu, arrests one person"
The Tamil Nadu government will halt any project initiated by the centre if it harms the people of the state, Chief Minister M K Stalin said during a thanksgiving function organised by Melur villagers. The event was organised on Sunday to thank the state for its efforts to get the centre to annul the auction of the tungsten mining project… Continue reading "Anti-people projects will be opposed: CM Stalin"
The distribution of booth slips for the upcoming bypoll in the Erode East constituency commenced on Monday, January 27. The process, involving 237 Anganwadi workers, will continue until February 1. The by-election, scheduled for February 5, was necessitated following the death of Congress MLA EVKS Elangovan. He had won the seat in a bypoll conducted after the passing of his… Continue reading "Erode East bypoll: Booth slip distribution begins from today"